Unit 15 Flashcards
Accomodation
Change in lens shape for near and far vision
aqueous humor
thick substance that fills the space between the lens and cornea
canthus
where the upper and lower eyelids meet
choroid
colored middle layer of the eye
ciliary body
set of muscles and ligaments that adjust the lens
cones
color receptors on the retina
conjunctiva
mucous membrane that covers the anterior/inner eyelid
cornea
transparent tissue that shields the outer wall of the eye
dacryocyst
tear sac
extraocular
outside of the eye
fovea centralis
a pit in the middle of the retina with the sharpest vision
iris
the colored part of the eye
lacrimal apparatus
group of the lacrimal gland, lake, canaliculi, sac, and the nasolacrimal duct
lacrimal apparatus
group of the lacrimal gland, lake, canaliculi, sac, and the nasolacrimal duct
lacrimal apparatus
group of the lacrimal gland, lake, canaliculi, sac, and the nasolacrimal duct.